处 (chǔ) — to reside; to be situated at (a place or situation); to get along with (someone); to handle, deal with; to punish
Definition
处 (chǔ) as a verb covers three distinct senses: locating (more formal than 住, often for organizations like 公司), getting along (相处), and handling/punishing (处理, 处罚).
verb
to resideto be situated at (a place or situation)to get along with (someone)to handledeal withto punish
Examples
- 。Tā de gōng sī chǔ zài shàng hǎi.His company is located in Shanghai.
- 处。Tā men liǎ chǔ dé hěn hǎo.The two of them get along very well.
- 。Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào hǎo hǎo chǔ lǐ.This problem needs to be handled properly.
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